Climate Change Resolutions

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Some wording in the deal is seen as leaving the door open to fossil fuels. "It does look like it's a very weak agreement, especially given the fact that we've been at this for years," he says. The window for addressing climate change is slamming shut, but there really isn't a better process,. There is no other forum that really gets just about every country at the world at the table."

In a UN-brokered agreement, more than 190 countries agreed to pay for “loss and damage” caused by climate change. But determining who owes what — and for what and to whom — will be a real challenge.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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